Ingredients

3-- eggs, separated

3/4cup sugar, divided

3tablespoons flour

1cup milk

4tablespoons butter, melted

-- Juice of 3 lemons

3-- lemon rinds, grated

-- Whipped cream

Instructions

Beat yolks with 1/2 cup of sugar until very light. Add flour, milk and butter. Mix well. Beat egg whites until stiff. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Add lemon juice and rind to egg whites. Fold into custard. Turn into well-buttered 1 quart casserole. Set in pan of hot water and bake for 30 minutes at 375F. Remove from water and return to oven to brown, about 5 minutes.

Recipe reprinted with permission from the Junior League of Little Rocks’ Traditions, A Taste of the Good Life (Junior League of Little Rock Publications, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1983).